Out of Storm News Round-Up

Matthew Glans is a Senior Policy Analyst at The Heartland Institute. Glans joined the staff of The Heartland Institute in November 2007 as Heartland’s Legislative Specialist on Insurance and Finance. Glans’ responsibilities include interacting with elected officials and staff on insurance and finance issues; tracking new legislation; and drafting responses to emerging issues via talking points, news releases, and op-ed pieces, with the goal of educating legislators and informing them about free-market ideas.

Glans earned a Master’s degree in political studies from the University of Illinois at Springfield. He also graduated from Bradley University with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in political science. Before coming to Heartland, Glans worked for the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services in its legislative affairs office in Springfield. Glans also worked as a Congressional Intern in U.S. Representative Henry Hyde’s Washington D.C. office in 2004.

OOTS On Wealth – How Much Money Does It Take To Be A Sugar Daddy?This article is the first in a new Out of the Storm News series examining how people from different walks of life perceive their own wealth and wealth in general. OOTS News interviewed Stephan Smith, PR director for SeekingArrangement.com, billed as the Elite Sugar Daddy Dating site.OOTS News asked Mr. Smith about how elite a sugar daddy has to be to seek an arrangement through his site.

Crash Taxes: Q&A with Mary Bonelli of the Ohio Insurance InstituteNew proposals to create accident or “crash” taxes continue to emerge in town councils across the country. The prevalence of these proposals has risen as local government officials nationwide struggle to balance their budgets. Out of the Storm News conducted a Q&A with Mary Bonelli of the Ohio Insurance Institute, one of the leading insurance groups following the crash tax issue.

On The Much Loved, Little Used, Mortgage DeductionA new story from OOTS News Contributor Ann C. Logue examines the mortgage interest tax deduction arguing that it has done little to increase homeownership and in fact The tax deduction also creates a distortion in the market by making the cost of borrowing money cheaper.

Estate Tax Battle ContinuesThis new article from Out of the Storm News examines the return of the estate tax, better known as the “death tax” in 2011. OOTS News examines the potential effects of the reinstated tax on small businesses and estate planning.

Out of Storm News Round-Up was last modified: January 31st, 2013 by Matthew Glans